4. Purpose of the Great Sacrifice

It was Vedic times.  One early morning on the bank of the river holy Ganges-Ganga Sun rays were spread afresh. Cooling breeze was blowing from all around.  On the bank of Ganga hermitage premises of Kashyapa mahrishi flavouring like new flower blossoms.  His disciples of hermitage were doing their morning ablution, some disciples practicing Vedic chants that's moving melodiously in buoyant waves of deep silence.  Some other dwellers of hermitage were collecting ingredients to be used in the sacrifice such as dairy products etc... Totally there was fervent eagerness in arranging the great auspicious ceremony of sacrifice_ yajna  in Kashyapa maharishi’s directions. At the same time, devarishi Narada entered that Tapovanam- the garden of austerities, where the great sacrifice going to be performed. He got warm welcome from all sages and dwellers of hermitage. Instinctively, devarishi addressed the gathering...

“Honourable great sages,
your lineage seers were the fundamentalists of ontological world; knowledge sharing pundits, the knower of mystery of earth creatures,  human beings and its beginning and the end. Those former great Sages were the first among the first preachers of jnana and adhyathma the knowledge and spirituality. Thus  your ancestor’s contribution for reforming  the Paleolithic of Stone Age people is unique.

As per Rig Veda Samhita the enlightened sages first observe, and then they make a deep study of the secrets of God’s creation. They form their own versions filled vigour and suited to times.  You are the beginning social reformers of our culture.  Whatever you think and offer is consigned to posterity.  The spiritual reality promoted by you is to wipe out man’s ignorance, illusions, unwanted materialistic living style and passions, which created good impressions among people...

"The seed of devotion_Bhakthi sowed ever before by your erudite monks have had been grown up like big banyan trees in our generations; which is really appreciable. Your mystic knowledge with intangible yogic powers attained by God consciousness spread radiantly every where.  Your spiritual reality is as so powerful it livened up man's life.  The kingdoms norms- rulings and social conducts implemented on the same basis of Dharma shastras only.  The Dharma Shastras direct us to do Nitya-karma the obligatory daily rites, the Naimitthika-karma the circumstantial duties, and complies certain rules and regulations for social harmony.

"Unfortunately, the Dharma is diminishing as a routine in this age of Kaliyuga.  The greedy people doing evil works, corruptions, exploitations, adulteration, killing innocents, and some people involved in doing the devilish demon activities...

“Mahrishis, during this religious great sacrifice you are inviting all the divinities, venerate them with due obeisance.  You are also paying homage to all those respectful statesmen.  Your moral principles and religious rites always contributes spiritual legacy for the future. In spiritual realm you have proved that to experience the divinity within us, the sincere intense devotion is the way.  It is the self-realization by taking oath in the name of almighty to purify our mind and to attain perfection in life.  Thereby get rid off all meaningless inhuman activities, making pollution free life for healthy environment...

 “It is splendid, in this sacrifice the abstention of passionate desires, offering subvention for those suffering from poverty and starvation also included.  In the name of Lord rather than a religious ceremony it has many significant and healthy customaries evolving human values.  Indeed, it's blissful inspiration for the next generation.

"O! Great sages, I am still in doubt, despite of all these goodwill and wellness expectations, how you are going to offer the fruitfulness of this great sacrifice to a Chief Divinity at the end?  Who is that ubiquitous divinity always reasoning for the cosmos, and befitting to in His urbanity.  Have you sages already unbiased at your choice?” Narada stopped to observe with little pause...

After hearing the deliberations of devarishi all sages surprised to look at each other and uttered at a time-"Can  we not offer the fruitfulness of this great sacrifice to all the trinity the three divinities of Triloka?”

Again devarishi Narada said- “sages, you are performing this great sacrifice praying the pervador by whom this universal cosmic force bestowed for our life betterment and welfare.  He must be a ubiquitous one divinity the supreme saviour.  He is ever upholding the universal entity professing the Sattvik Shakthi.  You have to find out who is that divinity in Trilokas?  You sages have to decide to send some one profound erudite to examine all the three divinities in Triloka..”
-by gazing impressively at once towards the whole gathering, Narada set his sight a while on Bhrigu mahrishi, to him he seems to be befitting therein amongst great sages; who sat on a little upper seat.  Then devarishi quit away from that assembly of Tapovanam.

So far, many profuse deliberations were conducted in that renowned Tapovanam, and no such a situation arose to lead ambiguity.  But now the question raised by devarishi was astonishing.  Then from the preceding chair at his prevision Kashyapa mahrishi looked at gathering to declare- “it is better we shall leave this great quest of examining three divinities to Maharishi Bhrigu only” he said.

 The whole gathering unanimously agreed to the nomination of Bhrigu mahrishi, on noting down the authentic status of him in that spiritual surroundings.

On hearing the resolved statement of the above meeting Bhrigu went out of gentleness to pride.  And, it was also a reason of an eye on his right leg’s sole; from whereat made his egoism too much. Even then he was slackened internally, that examining the three divinities is not so an easy assignment for him.  Anyway in outward he was very smart to go on pride.